RecruitingNCT04801290

TIPS in Patients With Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis

Benefits and Limitations of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts (TIPS) in Patients With Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis

Sponsor

Hannover Medical School

Enrollment

250 participants

Start Date

Aug 29, 2019

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis

Summary

This is a single center patient registry of patients receiving a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) at Hannover Medical School. By collecting and analyzing clinical data as well as blood samples, the overall aim is to optimize TIPS therapy (e.g. specify selection criteria).

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 99 Years

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Simplified for easier understanding

This study is collecting information on patients with severe liver scarring (cirrhosis) who need a procedure called TIPS (a small tube placed inside the liver to reduce dangerous pressure in blood vessels) to understand which patients benefit most and how to improve outcomes. **You may be eligible if...** - You have liver cirrhosis - Your doctor has recommended a TIPS procedure - You are being treated at the gastroenterology department at Hannover Medical School - You are able to give informed consent **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are pregnant or breastfeeding - You are under 18 years old - You have severe heart failure - You are unable to consent to the study Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

PROCEDURETIPS insertion

Patients are included in the registry if they receive a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt at Hannover Medical School and provide written informed consent.

Locations(1)

Hannover Medical School

Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany

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